Benazir Bhutto Medical University has been warned by the PMC for MBBS and BDS admissions

For MBBS and BDS admissions, the Pakistan Medical Commission has issued a warning to the Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Medical University. For the academic semester 2021-2022, the medical university has notified admissions to the public sector medical and dental universities and colleges of Sindh Province for the MBBS and BDS degree programmes. According to a statement released by the university, institutions are advised to admit Sindh applicants for the session 2021-2022 in MBBS and BDS who scored at least 50% in the PMC MDCAT test 2021.

PMC has issued a statement

The National Medical and Dental Council established the MDCAT passing percentage for the academic year 2021-2022 at 65 percent or 137 marks, based on PMC criteria for MBBS 2021 and PMC criteria for BDS 2021. Furthermore, in order to be admitted to the MBBS and BDS programmes, students must meet the PMC admission standards. Only students who have qualified for the MDCAT based on the commission's results will be permitted to enroll in Pakistan's public and private medical and dentistry colleges.

Admissions to MBBS and BDS

The MDCAT passing marks are determined by the National Medical and Dental Council and the National Medical and Dental Academic Board. No other body has the authority to change the medical entrance exam passing marks. Furthermore, candidates who do not meet the qualifying criteria listed on the PMC official website would be unable to obtain an MBBS or BDS degree in Pakistan and will be unable to practice medicine in the country. At both the local and international levels, medical and dental degrees will not be recognized.

Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry Are Being Warned

Any public or private medical or dental colleges that enroll students who have not passed the MDCAT would be held accountable in a court of law, and the PMC will take stern action against them, cancelling their accreditation and registration. The Sindh government had previously decided to cut the MDCAT passing marks to 50%. The decision was not made in accordance with the PMC Act 2020, which was passed by the Pakistani Parliament and Senate. According to reports, the Sindh government's plan to cut MDCAT passing standards is counterproductive to promoting educational quality. Furthermore, decreasing the admissions requirements for medical and dental universities will allow students to enroll in MBBS and BDS programmes without being eligible for financial aid.